Ricky de Luna serves his 5th year as a strength and conditioning coach for the Boston Red Sox organization. Prior to his experience with the Red Sox, Ricky assisted with strength and conditioning programs with the United States Marine Corps, the US Olympic Training Committee, Altis, and within the NCAA D1 setting. Ricky's experience comes from a track and field background, which has helped him in professional baseball.

Topics covered in this episode:
-Drills for acceleration and max velocity
-Speed training with big groups
-Weightroom training and how to pair it with speed sessions
-How to find success and advice for others
-Continuing education 

Quotes:
-"If they have an image in their mind on what they need to be producing when they are running it's a lot easier for them to produce that" (5:00)
-"When we talk about athleticism it's all about having movement variation in your toolbox" (6:28)
-"Knowledge is information that you can make applicable. And if you just have information that you aren't doing anything with it, it's not knowledge anymore" (23:54)

If you would like to learn more from Ricky, you can follow him on social media:

Instagram:
@rdelunaaa